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The Cop, the Professor and the President of the United States
The President says the arrests of a black Harvard professor by a white Cambridge policeman provided a "teachable moment" on race relations. We hear contrasting views of the "beer summit" at the Obama White House. Also, a military colonel says it's time to leave Iraq, and the latest on efforts to close Guantanamo Bay.
By Warren Olney • • 50m ListenThe President says the arrests of a black Harvard professor by a white Cambridge policeman provided a "teachable moment" on race relations. We hear contrasting views of the "beer summit" at the Obama White House. Also, a military colonel says it's time to leave Iraq, and Ireland will accept two prisoners from Guantanamo Bay, but the Obama Administration is still investigating another, even though he's been there for almost seven years.
Banner image: President Barack Obama, Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Sergeant James Crowley walk from the Oval Office to the Rose Garden of the White House. Official White House Photo: Pete Souza
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In an incident now familiar to most Americans, a Harvard professor arrived home from a trip to China to find his door jammed. He and his driver tried to force it open, a neighbor reported a possible break-in and Cambridge Police Sergeant James Crowley showed up at the home.
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Ireland has agreed to take two prisoners the US no longer wants at Guantanamo Bay. A judge says another detainee is being held illegally , but after almost seven years, a criminal investigation is still going on. The Obama administration is negotiating for Mohammed Jawad’s return, but wants to examine what it calls new eyewitness evidence.
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